Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame — Attraction in Hayward

Another World's Somethingest Something added to our list! The World's Largest Muskie is an incredible sight to behold!

We finally got to go in after the fourth trip up here! I'm not sure why, but our first three attempts kept coming up unsuccessful, as it was closed each time. Once might have been covid, one time was construction, and I'm not sure what the reason was for the other (might have just been too late in the day, I don't remember for sure).

The grounds here are absolutely gorgeous! They did a fantastic job on the sculptures and the landscaping.

The interior has a LOT going on. There are so many boats, motors, lures, rods, pictures and mounts of record breaking fish. There's tons of history of freshwater fishing, and it does include quite a bit of saltwater fish, as well. There's a section filled to the brim with photographs people sent in over the decades of their catches.

There's a decent amount of parking, a nice playground area for the kids, and so much to see (check out the 1950's era snowmobile).

If you're a fishing enthusiast, or just in the area, this is well worth the price of admission.

I was surprised to see there's not a seafood restaurant attached to this, though. It seems something like that would fit in perfectly here. Especially with Wisconsin being known for our love...

Monday September 15th four of us visited the freshwater Hall of Fame in Hayward. We were pinched on time and were only there about 90 minutes and that is not enough time to tour all of the exhibits which ranged from interesting, to fascinating to the bizarre and even ridiculous. Think goofy Bait inventions here. I really enjoyed reading the inductee plaques that included president Teddy Roosevelt, Ernest hemingway, and others more recent like Ranger Boats founder Forest wood, Ray Scott, Phil Jensen, the Lindner Brothers and one of my favorites Bill Dance. I should also mention that my dad was a recent inductee and so it was especially neat to get a pic of me next to his plaque. The place was neat and well-kept. The staff while minimal was engaging and friendly. The gift shop had many t-shirt and hoodie varieties and was underpriced. I'll tell you when you walk to the top of the muskie and look down the people walking the grounds look small. Worth the $9.50 entry just for...

I wanted to take my husband here a few years ago. He loves to fish like so many people do so i thought he would enjoy it. We took along our grandson who's 14 since he enjoys the sport as well. I did research it a little since it's a quite far away and the reviews were pretty good. It holds alot of fishing history. So much compacted into sections but nicely displayed. The ground are beautifully kept and the walking paths are wide and clear of any obstacles. I enjoyed the large staues of different types of fish along the walking paths. They have a souvenir shop, public bathrooms and plenty of resting areas. Thought they would have live fish in the giant pond surrounding the look out musky, a better view of the sign that says your here, for a tree is covering most of it and a few different hats to purchase. But over all...